Blame It On Conditions Of Lanes Bowling

September 26, 1985|by JIM KRUPKA, The Morning Call

Anyone who bowls in both clubs and large centers will tell you that scoring in the clubs can, at times, be difficult and, to say the least, frustrating. One must remember that there is a justifiable reason for this occurrence . . . the conditions of the lanes.

The centers are in the business of providing its clientele with, first and foremost, a solid bowling environment. That means conditioning the lanes each day to accommodate the high lineage. Clubs, on the other hand, are more social-oriented and bowling is only a sidelight offered to members.

Don't think for one minute, though, that the clubs are all beer and ballyhoo. Those players are just as competitive and determined as the center players. This week they scored on the high side, and deserve the focus of our attention.

John Weinhofer put together somewhat of a Humpty-Dumpty last week starting his evening at the St. Joseph Society, Northampton, with games of 159 and 177. These two games were definitely under par for the 190 averager. Things began to change for the better in the final game. After starting with a strike and spare, he strung out the next nine, finishing with a 280.

Continuing the high-scoring trend, Lew Casciotti was also a contributor rolling a 279 single, settling for a 602 series at the Coplay Saengerbund. Taking high scoring honors overall was Marc Beichey with a 717 set.

The gals were paced by Georgie Luska, of the St. Nick's Club. The right- hander was on track for a pair of deuces, a 238 and 204, giving her a 630 in the Wednesday Night Ladies League. Luska's efforts will undoubtly be reflected in an average boost due to the fact that she was nearly 200 pins over her 156 average . . . Rita Yob (605) and Arlene Athis (598) also carded top efforts for the ladies in the Bethlehem Panthers A.A.

A first was registered at the Fleas CLub in Easton with Scott Cericola rallying for a 203-235-279- 717. Just missing a seven in the same setting was Darryl Sorber posting a 693 that featured a 257 opener . . . Retiree Bob Huff squeezed a 175 between a 200 and 232 for a 602 triplet.

Steady was the format that Joe Flamish used at the Italian Club putting together games of 216-213-210- 639 . . . Other club scores of note: Scott Didra (653), Joe Schultz (668), Rowland Troxell (646) and Bob Andrews (647). We'll finish off with a real difficult accomplishment, a triplicate, with Jim Ruth stroking out three 203s, at the Panthers.

CENTER HIGHLIGHTS

Double pleasure for Derek Malek at Boulevard shooting a 751 and 748. Hot- handed Gary Piripavel (279-243) and Bert Charlie (256-724) rounded out the top three. Cathy Layton rode a 244 single to a 613 for the ladies. Donna Kemmerer (239-675) was the overall ladies leader, twirling up her score at Rose Bowl. Lanky Denny Mayer cruised to three Peterson point wins, leading the men with a 715 at RB.

Heading out of town, to Doylestown Lanes, Mike Germani showed 'em how by rolling a 748 triple . . . Early-season perfectionist, Scott Ramsey, paced the Parkway with a 734 series. Mountainville's seniors were treated to some fine shooting from "One More Ache" player Arthur Schultz with a 246-222-194-662. Chris Riga (758), Neal Benner (728) and Debbie Eckert (607) headed the overall docket.

BOULEVARD PRESENTS

Boulevard Lanes is running a "Beat the House" tournament Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. Participants will bowl four games across eight lanes and the highest bowler, scratch or handicap, will bowl the house. Cost is $7; prizes will be paid in actual and handicap categories.

ATTENTION, LADIES!

A reminder to the ladies:

Entries for the WASA tournaments, to be held at Jordan and Rose Bowl, are available. Contact either center for details. You must carry a sanctioned average of 170 or better to be eligible. Local players have always given the out-of-towners a run for their money, so, come on, give it a shot!